Helaman Ch3

More spreading of the Nephites during a time of peace, and many are converted and baptized to the church. Time passes quickly, like 10 years, in this chapter and we see Nephi the son of Helaman fill the judgment seat. With this chapter I am going to separate the events into years they happen.
43: There is peace and a little pride within the church but all the dissensions were settled by the end of the year (v1).
44-45: More peace and nothing major to report (v2).
46: There is so much contention that a bunch of people leave Zarahemla and went to settle in any land in the north that wasn't desolate from previous tenants who used up all the timber in that part (v3-6). Because there weren't trees to use, the people who moved there became really good at building houses with cement and spread far enough to cover the whole continent believing in letting trees grow in their part of the land and being a part of shipping and trade to get more (v7-10).
*Side track* They became industrious and built many cities out of wood and cement and became like a whole new people keeping their own records and having their own conflicts separate from the Nephites and Lamanites, and we don't know exactly what happened in our day because we don't have their records (v11-14). The records that Mormon has are of the Nephites and have been handed down and been preserved through the will of God (v15-16). Now all that didn't happen only in the 46th year, but Mormon wanted to let you know what happened to the people that separated before just leaving a cliffhanger, how considerate (v17-18).
47-48: There was a bunch of people that left but the contentions continued and Helaman observed the statutes and laws according to the commandments of God, and he taught his sons, Nephi and Lehi, how to grow in the gospel (v19-21). I'm sure having a busy job didn't give Helaman a lot of time to be a high priest, but when his sons helped him out there began to be peace (v22).
49-50: Now everyone is peaceful, publically...but there is still that secret band of robbers that Gadianton established (v23). This year brought great prosperity in the church and many joined the church that was being blessed so greatly that even the leaders in the church were surprised at the gate of heaven opening to all who believed in Christ (v24-28). All this happiness spread like wildfire and there was joy among the people for the blessings (v29-32).
51: Still good and happy times, but there is also a little pride entering in the hearts of the people of the church, not the church itself, but some of the members are caught persecuting the humble people (v33-34). But those people who suffered this were still faithful and waxed stronger in their humility and were firmer in the faith of Christ (v35).
52: Now the pride gets way worse because the church members are very prosperous because of all the blessing from before (v36).
53: Helaman passes away and is replaced as the chief judge by his eldest son, Nephi, who is a righteous man in the sight of the Lord (v37).